megadesk VS xESC

If you’ve got an IKEA Bekant and are interested in this sort of thing then Megadesk[1] and Megadesk Companion[2] will allow it to connect to Home Assistant for automation (and also adds memory states).

[1] https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk

[2] https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk_companion

Megadesk Companion is an accessory for Megadesk - both are open source hardware.

Hello, I saw that project for IKEA Bekant https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk, and as Rodulf seems very similar I wonder if somebody builded custom controller for it, or at least build custom remote. The goal is to build it in desk, next to the usb hub with some nicer buttons, so this is a great opportunity to add predefined profiles if possible

I know some people are using the esphome integration with megadesk ( https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk ) with this in mind but not sure how many are doing it. If you are talking about an app I don't think there's anything in that space. Just simple nodered/etc automations or reminders.

So for megadesk now, when i tag a release, KiBot does many things, but one of which is makes a PDF of the schematic, so if anyone wants they could take a quick look without even having KiCad installed. https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk/releases/tag/pcb-v8-C668117

Biased opinion as the creator of megadesk ( https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk )

I've read it's either the power supply dies, or the motors stop responding. We found that you can re-initialize the motors (which was undocumented I think? Or maybe not well known) https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk/issues/24

You can find some discussion on actually adding it in this request : https://github.com/gcormier/megadesk/issues/11 (short, there is no space to do so)

Yes, the old designs are also available. They are located in the old_versions branch of the repo: https://github.com/ClemensElflein/xESC/tree/old_versions

Maybe someone finds it useful. You can check it out here: https://github.com/ClemensElflein/xESC